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New method could monitor corrosion and cracking in a nuclear reactor
Cambridge, Mass. — MIT researchers have developed a technique that enables real-time, 3D monitoring of corrosion, cracking, and…
EU-Funded Ambient-6G Project Aims to Power IoT Devices Without Batteries
Brussels, August 28 — A European research initiative is exploring how to eliminate the need for batteries in…
Study Reveals Political Parties Largely Ignore Economic Inequality in Election Manifestos
Konstanz, August 28— Despite rising public dissatisfaction, declining trust in politics, and increasing social unrest, economic inequality remains…
Qigong and Taichi Identified as Leading Mind-Body Therapies for Cancer-Related Pain Relief
Guangzhou, August 27 — A new network meta-analysis led by Prof. Hou Xiaohui, vice president of Guangzhou Sports…
ESA and JAXA Move Forward on Potential Joint Mission to Asteroid Apophis
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are advancing plans for a potential…
Mount Sinai scientists create AI-powered tool to improve cancer tissue analysis
New York— Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a powerful new computational…
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NASA, Canadian Agency Renew Agreement to Reduce Aviation Icing Risks
NASA and the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada have renewed a partnership agreement to continue critical research in the area of aircraft engine icing. On hand to sign the renewal agreement Thursday at the NRC offices in Ottawa, Ontario, were Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in Washington, and Ian […]
Philips establishes alliance with MIT
Company moves R&D headquarters to Cambridge and establishes a five-year, $25 million research alliance. (Cambridge, MA) — Philips has announced an alliance with MIT, for an initial term of five…
May 13, 1992, Record-Setting Spacewalk on Shuttle Endeavour’s First Mission
On May 13, 1992, following the successful capture of the Intelsat VI satellite, three astronauts continue moving the 4.5 ton communications satellite into the space shuttle Endeavour’s cargo bay. A fellow…
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)’s Patina Engraving System Wins the Best Paper Award in ACM CHI
A research team of KAIST received the best paper award in the 2015 Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Professor Tek-Jin Nam’s research…